list.turn_off action area_id does not accept list variable

[jmwhite5]

The problem

The following script:

alias: Test Script
variables:
  areas:
    - master_bathroom
    - master_bedroom
sequence:
  - action: light.turn_off
    metadata: {}
    data: {}
    target:
      area_id: "{{areas}}"
description: ""

produces the following error when running:

Executed: August 7, 2024 at 6:25:36 PM
Error: template value should be a string @ data['area_id'][0]
Result:
params:
  domain: light
  service: turn_off
  service_data: {}
  target:
    area_id:
      - - master_bathroom
        - master_bedroom
running_script: false

Similar code using entity_id works fine.

Of course this code works fine.

action: light.turn_off
target:
  area_id:
    - master_bathroom
    - master_bedroom
    - hallway
data: {}

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.8.0

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

core-2024.8.0

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

actions or services

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/scripts/service-calls/

Diagnostics information

No response

Example YAML snippet

No response

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

No response

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[pedolsky]

Had the same problem. It doesn’t work with target but with data